248: The Secret Sauce of Small Town Success: Leadership, Community, and Showing Up with Liesl Seabert
Published: April 15, 2026
Duration: 56:25
What actually makes a small town thrive?
Hint: it's not population size, location, or luck.
It's leadership.
In this episode of The Found Podcast, Molly sits down with Liesel Seabert of the University of Northern Iowa Institute for Decision Making to talk about the real, often overlooked work behind strong communities and why leadership development might be the most important investment we're not talking about enough.
From moving to Iowa without knowing a single person to becoming one of the most connected leaders in the state, Liesel shares how showing up...